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essie top coat

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 57Conversion 94Competition 24Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 21Brand share 0Review moat 42Quality gap 38

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great11.8%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Good+31.5%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Review moat

Okay2,313.77

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad71%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Avg price

Bad€7.43

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad€46K

€46K/yr · 52K searches

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad€1.50–€12.62

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, essie top coat is a €46K/yr Amazon Germany market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

essie top coat market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€45K–€59K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
11.8%
Avg BSR
#30
Page quality
0%
Prime
92%
Sponsored
92%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
74 months
Avg seller age
171 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

47

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • essie90%
  • Manhattan5%
  • Essence Cosmetics5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +31.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KPrime Day '24Spike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top essie top coat search terms

  • essie top coat19K/yr
  • top coat nagellack9K/yr
  • essie gel couture top coat9K/yr
  • überlack5K/yr
  • nagellack top coat4K/yr
  • essie überlack4K/yr
  • überlack nagellack3K/yr
  • überlack für nägel593/yr
All search terms

Top essie top coat products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%€5K20%€9K30%€14K40%€18K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about essie top coat

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Haltbarkeit16%

“Nagellack der mal hält”

Qualität insgesamt13%

“Bestes Produkt seiner Art”

Lackqualität13%

“Bester Nagellack”

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen10%

“Brillanter Gel-Glanz mit Studio-Finish – Ohne UV-Licht”

Feucht/Trocken9%

“Er trocknet wirklich schnell und hält super”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Hält was versprochen wurde”

Nähen/Finish/Polieren5%

“Das Finish ist schön glänzend”

Farbe4%

“Schön matt, genau wie gewünscht”

Trocknungszeit4%

“Fast sofort trocken...toll”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Günstig”

What buyers complain about

Haltbarkeit29%

“hält nicht lange”

Lackqualität24%

“Der Überlack nahm die Farbe des Unterlackes an”

Stärke6%

“Zerbrechlich”

Farbverblassen/Verfärbung6%

“Verfärbung”

Empfindlichkeit insgesamt6%

“Und nein, ich bin kein Sensibelchen und habe gesunde Nägel”

Abdeckung6%

“Schlechte Deckkraft und hält gerade mal 2 Tage”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit3%

“Könnte etwas länger haften”

Farbe3%

“Bei mehreren Schichten bekommt man leider auch einen Gelbschimmer dazu”

Verdünnt/wässrig3%

“Der Nagellack ist sehr flüssig”

Schutz3%

“schützte diesen wenig”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt13%
Lackqualität12%
Farbe10%
Qualität insgesamt9%
Produktzustand8%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%
Gesamtgröße6%
Auslaufsicher6%
Haltbarkeit6%
Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen4%

Common questions

Is essie top coat profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €46K/yr across 13 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +31.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the essie top coat niche?
3 brands and 47 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in essie top coat?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Lackqualität, Stärke. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for essie top coat peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the essie top coat niche?
Listings span €1.50–€12.62; the average listing price is €7.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,314 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.